BGT | Twitter in awe as Smith's redemption arc Test continues with blinder at slip to dispatch KL

India continued to swim in troubled waters on Day 4 of the Gabba Test as the team found itself reeling at XXX/6 after the first session, still XXX runs behind Australia's commanding first innings total of 445. The situation could have been much worse for the Men in Blue had Steve Smith held onto a sitter at second slip on the very first ball of the day's play to dispatch KL Rahul, who was unbeaten on 33 at the time. The elegant opener went on to punish Australia severely for their mistakes, ending up with 84 runs and re-igniting hope of the visitors avoiding the follow on. The dismissal was no less dramatic than the drop either, and in a way spelt out the narrative of Australia's greatest Test batter of the ongoing generation.

Midway through the 43rd over, KL tried to punch away a length delivery off Lyon to keep the scorecard ticking. But the Kookaburra gripped the surface to provide some extra bounce which was enough for the veteran to lose control of the shot as the red cherry flew towards the second slip region. There was only one problem for Australia -- Steve Smith was the only slip-in position. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise as the Aussie instinctively dove to his right with one arm extended and the ball somehow stuck in his palm.

Thus a wonderful redemption arc became complete, akin to how Smith reclaimed his form with an exceptional century in the Test after a series of low scores. Twitterati was unsurprisingly all over the story.

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